What's your opinion ?

[Gość: Kin]

Is it better learn language in group or only with teacher ? I want to pass
FCE. Thanks for all opinion.

[Gość: Martynka]

Alo Kin! I passed FCE last year. Preparing for the exam I attended an FCE
course where we have many possibilities to learn gramma, vocabulary and so on,
but we I wasn't satisfied with my speaking. Taking this into account its better
to take private lessons with a teacher-you HAVE TO

[eirinn]

Well, it's not always better. In a group you interact with different speakers.
But it's all down to the question of who's teaching you. So look around, do a
bit of asking and find a school and a teacher with really good reputation.

nie kumam was

[Gość: qw]

musze wziąść sie za nauke anglika

[Gość: Martynka]

(continuation of my letter) You have to talk. On the other hand in a group you
share your opinion on different subjects, you can listen to what other people
say.

[amused.to.death]

it always depends on a learner.
I'd go for private lessons, but I don't claim it's best for everybody.

[ineess]

I would say that:

1. Besides the lessons, it is important to do (FCE) tests alone.
2. Write short stories and give your teacher to check. Check the time.
You have to learn to write 2 short stories in 1hour 15 minutes or so.
3. Do the listening exercises alone (at home).
Some libraries have the proper materials….
4. Check your English level (time) at the beginning.

Nowadays, a lot of young people is good at English and don’t have to practise a
lot …

[abere8]

When I was preparing for my FCE, I had private lessons, but they looked like
this: I had my own book and for every lesson I did as much from it as I managed
to - read the texts, did the exercises, looked everything up in a dictionary (I
simply loved doing that!). When I saw my teacher, I read the answers to her,
asked any questions that I had, and practiced speaking. Sometimes she lent me
tapes for the book so I could do some listening tests at home. Also, she gave
me a ton of supplementary materials, mostly for grammar practice, but all the
work I did at home by myself and that was the best way for me. If I didn't
prepare enough for a lesson, I didn't profit from it much, because I had to sit
and think about the answers to exercises there and then. So it all depends on
how motivated you are and how independent you are in your learning.